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Variable Weight Ascent/Decent Speed?

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I would like to know the speed in meters per second of a variable weight dive.
It speaks for itself that this depends on your setup. The amount of weight you use to decent and the lifting capacity of your ascent device.
Not specifically looking for a single number rather I would love to hear the opinions of those with extensive experience in this discipline.

Because of the drag and other physics there must be a limit to what could be described as a comfortable speed.

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In my own experience I just used a bag with dive weights about 12 kg if I remember correctly but it could be a bit less. My personal VW decent speed is limited by the speed I can equalize anyI never tried it past 30m.